Tear gas brings end to standoff in Ceres

CERES -- Police launched tear gas into a mobile home to flush out three people suspected of robbing a man early Friday morning.

In all, seven people were arrested after they walked out of the gassed home, according to Ceres police.

The robbery occurred shortly after 1 a.m. in the Cost Less Foods parking lot at 1610 E. Hatch Road.

The robbers approached the man while he sat in his parked car, police said, adding that they told him they were armed and then took his wallet and some jewelry. The victim told police the robbers fled toward Herndon Road in a red Ford Thunderbird.

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Estevan Maciel, 21, and Wilfrido Iniquez, 24, both of Modesto, were arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest. A 15-year-old Modesto girl and a 16-year-old Ceres girl also were arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, McKay said.